Committee details

Pensions Panel

Purpose of committee

The
Pensions Panel is responsible for dealing with the County Council's
specialist advisers on pensions, dealing with the investment policy
generally and managing Pension Fund investments.

In
addition to the Pensions Panel, the ACCESS Joint Governance
Committee oversees the execution of the Government’s
requirement that Local Government Pension Scheme investments are
pooled. The Committee is made up of one electedcouncillorfrom
the pension committee of each of the 11 constituent
councils.

A
Pension Advisory Board has also
been set up to help West Sussex County Council, as West Sussex
Pension Fund Scheme manager, ensure that the scheme complies with
legislative requirements and any requirements of the Pensions
Regulator.